Train Derailment Closes Rogers Street

ROGERS -- A Rogers street was closed Tuesday as crews worked to clear two train cars that had derailed from the track.

ROGERS -- A Rogers street was closed Tuesday as crews worked to clear two train cars that had derailed from the track.

According to Rogers Fire Department, two cars came off the track Monday near 7th Street. Arkansas-Missouri Railroad crews used cranes to move the cars, one of which was empty. Noone was injured in the accident and an Arkansas-Missouri official on the scene told us only the tracks were damaged in the accident. 7th Street was closed during the clean-up.

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